Women on Stage in Nala: a photo story

By Sudikchya Shrestha

The US Embassy’s Book Bus in collaboration with Word Warriors has been running Women on Stage – a series of poetry writing and performance workshops for anyone who identifies as a woman and is 30 years or older. Previously, we have successfully conducted workshops with groups of women from Lumbini, Lalitpur and Kathmandu. The newest cycle of Women on Stage was organized at Nala, Kavre.

The motivation for Women on Stage are the many women who have expressed an interest in writing, reading and learning, but are too busy to pursue these paths since they have responsibilities as homemakers and caretakers often on top of their own professional careers. Through Women on Stage, we want to bring women together to write and tell their own stories in an environment that is inclusive, supportive and fun.